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I first came across the concept of a clafoutis last year after I started food blogging. I had however, just missed cherry season so I decided to wait. Now that the local cherries are here I had my chance. A clafoutis is a custard like dessert where fruit, most commonly the cherry, is baked in a custard like batter that is similar to pancake batter. Several recipes that I saw recommended cooking the cherries whole, with the pits in but I really don't enjoy having to worry about biting into pits as I eat so I pitted my cherries first. I ended up going with this really simple recipe for a cherry clafoutis . I was a bit surprised as to how easy the clafoutis was to make. You simply mix the batter and bake it. The cherry clafoutis turned out pretty good! I enjoyed the soft and moist texture of the clafoutis and the cherries went really well in it. Clafoutis can be made with other fruits and now I am looking forward to experimenting with it. I have seen a few blueberry clafoutis that have been looking good...

Cherry Clafoutis

ingredients

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

3 eggs

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 pound cherries (pitted)

directions

Mix the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl.

Mix in the eggs, one at a time.

Mix in the milk and vanilla extract.

Place the cherries on the bottom of a greased 9 inch pie plate.

Pour the batter over the cherries.

Bake in a preheated 375F/190C oven until the clafoutis is puffed and golden brown, about 40-45 minutes.

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Love it. Unfortunately British Cherries are under threat due to the loss of our cherry orchards. I have managed to find some in my local supermarket though. Never made a clafoutis before but have been told I have to take a dessert to a dinner party next week - might well try this one!

This sounds like a cool dessert to try! Do you share all these things that you make and bake with your neighbours or family? It sure seems like a lot for you to finish on your own! I will love to have some ;)

This is so easy. LIke you, I've only learend about clafoutis through food blogging. I hadn't known they existed previously. I should probably try one out... it's a pretty easy dessert. And, I'm sure that it's delicious too!

I echo many of the comments here---I love clafoutis and this cherry version sound scrumptious! (Making this would give me a great excuse to splurge on the stainless steel cherry pitter I've been coveting!)

This is one of my favorite desserts in France!! However, they DO always make it with whole cherries here which I find really takes away the enjoyment of eating it-dodging pits and all-I'd love to have one sans pits! This and all your recipes look amazing like usual :)!

I'm new to clafoutis... and never used cooked cherries before... well avoiding jams!Unfortunatly, here we only have cherry in june... maybe july.I copy and paste your Cherry Clafoutis for the next year!

Isn't clafoutis a total revelation?? I was also astounded when I learned that something that sounds so fancy is so easy to make! I have several recipes on my blog - cherries, apricots, peaches - and another to follow soon. Glad you've joined hte clafoutis club :)

I just did a plum clafoutis and the only thing I wonder about it whether I cooked it long enough, as it fell directly after I took it out of the oven---it was so gorgeous before:( Tastes good but I wonder if it's meant to be quite so moist.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.